I think the answer is no. John would never have accepted one - he was even against the Beatles performing at the Royal Variety performance and had to be talked into it (like the MBEs).

Its not (to me anyway) a question of chip on his shoulder against authority/establishment but whether or not he agreed with the concept of a Royal family/honours system - which from my reading of his views on the matter he definitely did not.

Yes the PM decides who gets it but it is done in the name of the Queen (Royal prerogative powers) so as I say I think the answer is no - even though Paul did get one. I mean Keith Richards as openly criticised Mick Jagger for taken one and they are still in a band together!

I don't know if he would have been offered it after returning his MBE, but even if he was I doubt he'd accept it. He didn't go in for that stuff. If he did allow himself to get talked into it, he would have made light of it. "Hey, I'm a knight! But me armour's a little rusty! Fetch the oil can, Mother!" That stuff didn't seem to mean much to him.

"I dream of a better tomorrow where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned." --Unknown